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Man accused of East Lansing sexual assaults has first court appearance

Katie Abdilla
September 24, 2013

The man accused of four sexual assaults in East Lansing made his first court appearance Tuesday and will soon face testimony from all four of his alleged victims. Wilder, 26, is accused of initiating four sexual attacks near MSU’s campus between March 30 and May 16. He appeared for his pretrial conference before 54-B District Court Judge Andrea Larkin Tuesday morning.

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Proposal to cap bar patrons on city radar

Derek Gartee
September 24, 2013

A proposal that could prevent the addition of future bars serving alcohol past midnight in East Lansing remains on the minds of city officials, local businesses and residents. Members of the East Lansing Planning Commission are scheduled to discuss the matter again Sept.

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Impact 89FM looking to install texting request system

Simon Schuster
September 23, 2013

MSU’s student radio station Impact 89FM is considering the use of a new technology that could update the way listeners communicate with the station. Impact program The Vibe, which features a mix of hip-hop, rap, R&B, soul, funk and reggae, currently is conducting a trial run of a text messaging service that will allow students to text their requests to Impact’s landline.

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MSU nonprofit surprises boy with horse

Katie Abdilla
September 22, 2013

Williams received a phone call from doctors in June telling her Mack’s leukemia had returned. Since then, she has made a constant effort to stay positive. When she heard about Camp Casey, a nonprofit formed at MSU nearly 10 years ago that brings horses for children with cancer to spend time with, Williams knew it would bring a smile to her son’s face.

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Apples make comeback after devastating 2012 crop

Geoff Preston
September 19, 2013

Bare trees were an all too common sight for Michigan apple growers last fall. But this year, experts said the crop is coming back in full force. A heat wave in March 2012 coupled with an April 2012 frost decimated the apple crop throughout the state last year, with apple farmers losing between 70-100 percent of the average haul, depending on the area.

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Bikers, pedestrians have tough time sharing paths at MSU

Simon Schuster
September 18, 2013

MSU has been gradually increasing the campus’ network of bike lanes, but one thing remains unchanged — bicyclists, for the most part, stick to the sidewalk.

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E.L. assists communication skills with language interpreter service

Ariel Ellis
September 18, 2013

To help the growing international population in East Lansing, city officials have added an interpreter service to all departments to broaden communication with the international community. LanguageLine Solutions is a 24-hour phone service that will translate face-to-face interactions between city staff and community members whose primary language is not English.

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Campus groups, professors celebrate Constitution Day with various events

The MSU community celebrated United States Constitution Day on Tuesday with activities that honored the nation’s founding document in both serious and light-hearted ways. Constitution Day, originally known as Citizenship Day, commemorates the day the Constitution originally was signed. It was named a federal holiday in 2004.

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Course program offers new amenities for MSU alumni

Geoff Preston
September 17, 2013

For more than 60 years, the MSU Evening College has served as a way for alumni to stay engaged with the university through courses and instruction. With the new Alumni Lifelong Enrichment for Spartans program, or LENS, the MSU Alumni Association looks to “re-envision” what the former evening college should be.

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City council appoints members of University Student Commission

Ariel Ellis
September 17, 2013

With the intent to improve student and community relations and establish communication between the two, a University Student Commission, or USC, is appointed each year. At Tuesday’s East Lansing City Council meeting, new members of the USC were appointed, representing the Residence Hall Association, Inter-fraternity Council, Nation Panhellenic Council, ASMSU, Olin Health Center, Community Relations Coalition and the council of Graduate Students.